Pelosi, Democrats congratulate Obama on bin Laden mission

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and several Democrats on Wednesday night offered their congratulations to President Obama for ordering the successful mission to locate and kill Osama bin Laden.

"Hail to the chief," Pelosi said. "Congratulations and thank you, President Obama. We all know that the death of Osama bin Laden is not the end of terrorism, but it is a significant step. It sends a clear message that the American people will pursue justice."

Pelosi said she called both former President George W. Bush and President Bill Clinton to thank them for their earlier work to hunt down bin Laden.

"Their work was important, but I'm here to commend President Obama in particular for carrying out, executing the plan to get it done, in recognition of the foundation that was laid by President Clinton and President Bush," she said.

Pelosi also said bin Laden's death finally brings some closure to those who lost family members and friends on 9/11.

"I hope that it is some comfort to them, that at least this has happened, however long it took," she said.